Mobile Software Engineer Intern
San Mateo, California, United States
Internship
Onsite
$41/hr - $58/hr
Intern Level
Skydio is a leading US drone company specializing in autonomous flight technology. They are seeking a Mobile Software Engineer Intern to design and refine advanced drone interfaces and contribute to the development of user interfaces for autonomous flying cameras.
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and refine advanced drone interfaces, and then polish a consistent mobile experience for release to the world.
- Contribute to the development of user interfaces for the world’s most advanced autonomous flying camera.
- Combine your knowledge of Android ecosystems with our Drone Intelligence API to help create a new gold standard for what a drone app should be.
- Improve user experiences by incorporating augmented reality, in-app content creation, and sharing capabilities.
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback, internal testing, and your own experiences piloting Skydio drones.
Qualification
Required
- Junior, senior, or MS-level college student with practical project and/or industry experience developing mobile applications on Android.
- Passion for meticulously crafted interfaces that strike the correct balance between ease-of-use, elegance, and power.
- Experience with Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, adb, Linux, and best practices for app development using Android Architecture Components and Jetpack Compose.
- Ability to create tools and automate workflows using Python scripts.
- Appreciation for the value of code-review and other collaborative development practices.
Preferred
- Experience in C++ and OpenGL.
- Bonus points: You’ve shipped code to the App Store or Google Play store and have experienced the joys (and frustrations) of getting feedback from real users.
- Experience with IoT or embedded devices using Android NDK.
Benefits
- Benefit plans
- Variety of incentives and stipends